Executive Branch
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Who Is In It?
- The President (Barack Obama)
- The Vice-President (Joe Biden)
- The Cabinet (Elected by the President) advise the President
Departments in the Cabinet
- Department of State
- Department of Treasury
- Department of Defense
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Labor
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Energy
- Department of Education
- Department of Veteran Affairs
- Department of Homeland Security
Requirements for the Executive Branch
- Must be a US citizen
- Must be at least 35 years old
- Need to have lived for at least 14 years in the US
Term Length
- 4 years
How to get elected
- Announce Candidacy (Around 2 years before election)
- Primary Election (to narrow down the candidates) Feb-Jan
- Political party convention (decides the party candidate and their Vice President) August/September
- General Election (citizens vote) First Tuesday after the first Monday in November
- Electoral Vote (538 people vote based on who the citizens voted for) "The official vote" December
- Inaguration (January)
What the President does
- He is the Commander in Chief of the Armed forces
- He makes Treaties and Nominations
- Temperary Appointments
- He can adjourn the houses
- He commisions all the officers officers of the US
- He receives ambassadors
- He influences the development of laws
- Passes or Vetos laws
What the Vice President does
- Fills in for the President if needed
- Runs the Senate meetings
- Does what the President assigns him to
Presidents role in the law making process
President
- Passes and Veto's bills that have gone through the Senate and the House
- Can suggest new ideas the house that can be made into a bill.
Vice Presidents role in the law making process
- Oversees the Senate and acts as the tie breaker vote